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Check out the name of Greg's new company. I'm sure it's designed to sound like the original company: * Wakemate: By Perfect Third Inc. (http://wakemate.com/abo
by jhund 14y ago
Check out the name of Greg's new company. I'm sure it's designed to sound like the original company:
* Wakemate: By Perfect Third Inc. (http://wakemate.com/about/ http://wakemate.com/about/)
* MiLife+: By Three Thirds Inc. (http://www.indiegogo.com/GregNemeth http://www.indiegogo.com/GregNemeth)
Somehow this all reminds me of the JooJoo tablet (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/crunchpad-tablet-joojoo/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/crunchpad-tablet-jooj...).
Picking the right Co-founders is so important! I would not start a company with a person unless we have a proven track record and have built trust over several years and having worked together on a number of projects.
- technotony 14y agoThat is easy to say, but often you don't know exactly the right person with the right skill set at the time you need them. If you only work with people you have known for several years you are going to have a slow time growing your company.
- jhund 14y agoI was referring to co-founders only in my comment about trust and track record. I agree that at some point you will have to bring people on board that you haven't known for that long, but then the risk is also a lot smaller since they won't be co-founders.
- veemjeem 14y agoSo you'll only bring on people with a proven track record of having multiple past exits? That severely limits your options... plus why would someone with multiple successful exits want to work with you?
- swombat 14y agoNo, he's saying the exact opposite of that. Bringing people on board doesn't require as much pickiness as choosing cofounders.
- swombat 14y agoIf you don't have the skill set within your personal network of yourself plus possible cofounders to start the company, then this idea/company is not within your reach to execute effectively. Do something else. You can't hire founders.